Accenture's revenue in the fourth fiscal quarter reached $18.7 billion, surpassing estimates.

Accenture's revenue for the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year reached $18.7 billion, exceeding the market estimate of $18.04 billion and representing a year-on-year increase of 6.3%. Earnings per share were $3.29, up from $2.25 in the same period last year. Accenture expects first-quarter revenue to be between $18.95 billion and $19.6 billion, a year-on-year increase of 2% to 6%.